TV3e Match Coverage

Liam Byrne

I've nothing against Liverpool, and wouldn't mind seeing them win tonight.

But the lack of objectivity on TV3's coverage is astounding! A Liverpool defender slides in with his hand in the air, and said hand prevents the cross.

Initially, the commentators were calling the penalty "dubious", then they were on about how it wouldn't have been given if the linesman hadn't been behind the goal, and now they're calling it "unlucky" ! :eek:

I know there are many Liverpool fans in this country, but in all fairness they're not an Irish team, so there's no reason for any bias; even if they were Irish, that level of bias just kills the commentators' credibility.

Havermeyer

The coverage as a whole has absolutely no credibility. The set/presenters/pundits/sound quality/picture quality (sometimes), it's all fairly abismal.

mailrewop

it was a joke. dont know who the commentator was but the way he was going on about the second penalty and how it shouldn't have been given was ridiculous.

fkt

Irish pundits/people in general don't have a clue about football.

Just tune in channel five.

Elmo

fkt wrote: »

Irish pundits/people in general don't have a clue about football.

I think you will find that will be soccer, haha.

gunner11

who cares about the football pundits, its europa league for feck sake, wat u expect!

Now Kirsteen O'Sullivan - thats a different matter

FearDark

That fat bastard Trevor Welsch or whatever way its spelled is the WORST commentator of all time, he makes Jimmy Magee look good. Its gotten to the point where if I have to watch TV3/3e match coverage I have to do so with it on mute!!

OpenYourEyes

The commentary is brutal alright, but not as bad as the sh*te they talk after the game!

And as for the commentators being objective, the second guy was saying "we" when talking about Liverpool!:rolleyes:

deadhead13

The co-commentator was ex-Liverpool player Mark Wright, hence the "we". Who was that bloke sitting next to Phil Babb and why was he there?

EKRIUQ

FearDark wrote: »

That fat bastard Trevor Welsch or whatever way its spelled is the WORST commentator of all time, he makes Jimmy Magee look good. Its gotten to the point where if I have to watch TV3/3e match coverage I have to do so with it on mute!!

And Matt "Smug" Cooper is hopeless as a pundit, he's more interested in licking the other pundits arses.

mike65

Elmo wrote: »

I think you will find that will be soccer, haha.

Nope that would be football, you are thinking of gaa bog ball.

sheehy898

Tv3 and 3e should stay away from sport full stop,there are just awful at it

Elmo

mike65 wrote: »

Nope that would be football, you are thinking of gaa bog ball.

Sorry Mike I thought you would get sarcasm.

I was noting that the poster was complaining that Irish People/Pundits know nothing about Football. And yet one of the pundits was English.

steve 0

fkt wrote: »

Irish pundits/people in general don't have a clue about football.

Just tune in channel five.

Fives not great either, especially when the commentator gives a summary of the Jean Claude van Damme film coming up after the game, DURING the game!

djfitzerjnr

Oh my God they are awful. I remember in the Lille game, Ryan Babel scored and they said that it was David N'Gog that had scored and did so for another 30 minutes, even after many replays and continue to mix up the players....the only similarities between the two players are that they both play for Liverpool and are black

Minstrel27

Liam Byrne wrote: »

I've nothing against Liverpool, and wouldn't mind seeing them win tonight.

But the lack of objectivity on TV3's coverage is astounding! A Liverpool defender slides in with his hand in the air, and said hand prevents the cross.

Initially, the commentators were calling the penalty "dubious", then they were on about how it wouldn't have been given if the linesman hadn't been behind the goal, and now they're calling it "unlucky" ! :eek:

I know there are many Liverpool fans in this country, but in all fairness they're not an Irish team, so there's no reason for any bias; even if they were Irish, that level of bias just kills the commentators' credibility.

It couldn't have been as bad as their bias during the Manchester United game on Tuesday. It was appalling.